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Room lighting for Pinball Machines
TopJimmyCooks:
move the lights to the trash. recessed downlights are the worst possible case over pinball machines. you want any lighting to be indirect or as far from on top of the games as possible.
I don't like playing in total darkness but I turn on all the games and maybe a lamp or two to give a good lighting feel.
Xiaou2:
I agree, all light off is way too dark, and not great for your eyes in combination with the flashing lights.
I also do not like Recessed lights at all. The light is always too focused in small spots... and that makes things too dark in most areas, and too bright near them.
The temporary solution, could be to hang something like an inverted cone / umbrella under them. Paint the inside white, so that most all of the light reflects up to the ceiling. If its still too bright, use a low watt bulb, or place a tinted filter around it.
I noticed that when putting a touchier lamp in the living room.. (low watt florescent bulbs in it) there was virtually no glare on the TV glass anymore. In comparison, any standard lamp always reflects badly off of it.. and thats even with the factory anti-glare coating.
Another thing Ive thought about trying, is getting hold of some polorized tint film... and putting it on the glass top.
Other options... Overhanging Fabric tents. Hanging plastic shields made of semi-translucent (or outright reflective opaque) material. As well as a DMD anti-glare reflector. (simple piece of angled plastic)
Anti reflective glass is too expensive for me. Cheaper to wear polarized glasses while playing :P
MTPPC:
--- Quote from: darthpaul on February 02, 2014, 12:28:47 pm ---..I have the ability to move the lights and I would like someones help in letting me know where I should position the lights in relation to the machines?
--- End quote ---
As NOT directly above the machines as possible. You can't be asking this question seriously, can you?
clok:
I'm going Black Lights, it was all over in arcades in my area growing up, cheezy maybe, but with the invisible clear Black light paint, you have some pretty cool options. Of course depending on what you feel is cool. Im going to do all my T-moulding and maybe a few more spots with the clear UV paint (used it on PC years ago when case modding was so big, works quite well and in daylight you dont know its there). if i was going lights i would used recessed, or track lighting with a blinder in front.. (basicly a light with a board in front of it so the light can shine up and down only..) with some 40 watt bulbs.. or low light Florcents behind um..
Xiaou2:
Be aware that UV isnt the best for your eyes.. especially in long duration. Also note, that it can fade artwork.
Use something like Formula 21, that has some UV protection effect, to minimize the degredation.
Leaving something in a sunny window, is probably worse. But I dunno.. as Ive only seen sun damage 1st hand.
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